Sailor · 2017–2026

Michael Nelson

Possibly the same person: Mike Nelson (2017, 2 events), Michael Nelson (2015–2022, 7 events). SailDex keeps these apart until the evidence or a claim says otherwise.

Events: 6
Win rate: 0%
Podium rate: 0%
Typically beats: 63%
Longest win streak: 2

Biggest lift: David Nelson
Signature result: 10th of 71

Partnerships · 9 sailors

David Nelson · David Nelson, ELYSIUM IV, Stay Thirsty · Handicap, IRC handicap 3events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 3 events · 2 of 9 races won Beat 62% of the fleet together(+10 vs. without) · best 4th · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
VanKirk Nelson · Albacore · Handicap 2events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 2 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 35% of the fleet together · best 14th · Apr 2017 – Apr 2017
Max Walker · ELYSIUM IV · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
Joe Sutton · JIGSAW OF HAMBLE · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 87% of the fleet together · best 10th · Sep 2024 – Sep 2024
Brandon Beaulieu · Stay Thirsty · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026
Bonny Skene · ELYSIUM IV · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
Zack Heimo · David Nelson · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 2 of 4 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 13th · Jul 2025 – Jul 2025
Nick Martin · ELYSIUM IV · IRC handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 1 race won Beat 59% of the fleet together · best 22nd · Sep 2026 – Sep 2026
Zach Heino · Stay Thirsty · Handicap 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 4 races won Beat 67% of the fleet together · best 4th · Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

Event history · 6

Date	Event	Boat	Class	Role	Finish
4 Sep 2026	Nautical Cloud Cherbourg Race (with JOG)	ELYSIUM IV	IRC handicap	Crew	22nd / 52
25 Jul 2026	Richardson Regatta 2026	Stay Thirsty	Handicap	Skipper	4th / 10
26 Jul 2025	2025 - ILCA No Coast Championships + Richardson Regatta @ RLWYC	David Nelson	Handicap	Crew	13th / 32
6 Sep 2024	Lewmar Cherbourg Race (with JOG)	JIGSAW OF HAMBLE	IRC handicap	Crew	10th / 71
29 Apr 2017	2017 Intra-Club Championship Series	Albacore	Handicap	Skipper	22nd / 27
29 Apr 2017	2017 Intra-Club Championship Series #2,3,4	Albacore	Handicap	Skipper	14th / 27

Ratings

Class	Rating	Rank	Impact

2 more classes, not yet ranked

Full-size sailing · Crew · 2 races, 3 events · rating -8
Full-size sailing · Helm · 1 race, 3 events · rating -2

Rank among sailors with a substantial record, all time. In brackets, the ranks this rating cannot be told apart from. Impact is the points of fleet beaten that this sailor adds.

Helm and crew

As helm	3 events	0 wins	beats 45%
As crew	3 events	0 wins	beats 69%

How they race

Closer	−16 pts	last race of an event vs. the rest
Comeback	+31 pts	the race after a bottom-half finish
Big fleets	55%	of the fleet beaten

Seasons

Year	Events	Beat
2026	2	63%
2025	1	61%
2024	1	87%
2017	2	35%

Boats

Albacore · Handicap · 2 events · 2017
ELYSIUM IV · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2026
Stay Thirsty · Handicap · 1 events · 2026
David Nelson · Handicap · 1 events · 2025
JIGSAW OF HAMBLE · IRC handicap · 1 events · 2024

Where they race

Kenora, ON · 2 events
Unknown · 2 events
Point Richmond, CA · 2 events

Is this you?

Claim it to merge duplicates and remove results that aren’t yours. Changes apply at the nightly rebuild.

Crew rating, Full-size sailing: -8.Helm rating, Full-size sailing: -2. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.